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Midday Market Wrap: Dollar stronger at noon; bond market weaker before RBA meeting

AAP  |  MONDAY, 1 DEC 2003
... was stronger at noon but still lagged behind the surging euro as the market awaited the outcome of the Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) board meeting, a strategist said. At 1200 AEDT the local unit was trading at $US0.7235/40 compared with Friday's ...

Morning Market Wrap: Dollar stronger; market waits for RBA meeting

... Sydney today, stock market trading is expected to be fairly lacklustre as investors focus on tomorrow's Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) board meeting. There will also be a lack of direction from New York, where financial markets traded only half a day ...

RBA to hike rates to 5.25 per cent next week: economists

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2003
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) would raise interest rates by another 0.25 per cent next week given the strengthening domestic and global picture, according to economists. The RBA lifted rates by 0.25 per cent to 5.00 per cent on November 5, saying ...

Midday market wrap: $A weaker at noon as market drifts without US impetus

AAP  |  FRIDAY, 28 NOV 2003
... seemed happy to stay on the sidelines ahead of retail sales figures due for release on Monday and the Reserve Bank of Australia board meeting on Tuesday. Financial markets expect a further interest rates hike of 25 basis points as a consequence of the ...

RBA must take account of drought, $A on rates: deputy PM

AAP  |  THURSDAY, 27 NOV 2003
The Reserve Bank of Australia will have to take into account the drought and the exchange rate when it next considers interest rates, according to Deputy Prime Minister John Anderson. Mr Anderson said he would not give gratuitous advice to the Reserve ...

RBA appoints new assistant governor, business services

AAP  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 NOV 2003
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) today said it had appointed a new assistant governor business services. The RBA said Dr Bob Rankin would begin the position in January, when current assistant governor Geoff Board moved to head the bank\'s European ...

RBA survey reveals pleasing results: Macquarie

The Reserve Bank of Australia's (RBA) September 2003 survey of the margin lending industry, which reveals that retail borrowing in protected loans has reached $1 billion, has been welcomed by Macquarie Bank. "Since Macquarie introduced protected lending ...

Housing bubble imbalance could threaten economic growth: TD Securities

... most notably through house process and the performances of the rental property market. According to the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), more than 12 per cent of all households are currently exposed to the rental market through the ownership of rental ...

Morning Market Wrap: Investors expecting confidence boost

... holiday on Thursday. Local finance circles will also be dominated by interest rate speculation, with the Reserve Bank of Australia due to meet again on December 2, with most market commentators are expecting a further 25 point rise. "The RBA has all ...

NAB's economic report cites RBA's leaning towards neutral interest rates

... National Australia Bank (NAB) weekly economic report released on November 20 has cited comments by the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) Governor Ian Macfarlane, who stated that the balance of risks to the medium term inflation outlook has shifted to the ...